An update on Pele's health has revealed the colon cancer which the Brazil legend has been battling since September 2021 has worsened, and he'll spend Christmas in hospital Brazil legend Pele will spend Christmas in hospital after his colon cancer worsened. The Albert Einstein Hospital in Sao Paulo, where the 82-year-old is being treated, released an update on his health today (December 21). T...Full Story »

Coventry boss Mark Robins had no doubt Viktor Gyokeres was going to score his stoppage-time penalty despite West Brom’s attempts at distracting him.The Swedish international won the spot-kick and then, after a short delay, sent Alex Palmer the wrong way.His goal secured the hosts a 1-0 victory against a Baggies side that had won their last five Championship matches.“There was no doub...Full Story »

A MODEL dubbed the World Cup's "hottest fan" danced in a racy crop-top as she celebrated Croatia's third place win over Morocco. Ivana Knoll filmed herself cheering her team on as she sang with other revellers while the match took place tonight. Ivana was styling a racy crop top in the stadium ahead of the matchCredit: Rex In the video, uploaded to Instagram, Ivana appeared to be having a gre...Full Story »

Devante Cole’s double helped Barnsley continue their good recent run by beating Burton 2-0 at Oakwell.Cole opened the scoring in the 36th minute and doubled his tally 17 minutes from time to make it seven wins from eight games in all competitions for the Tykes.The first real chance fell to Barnsley when James Norwood’s ball into the area found Jordan Williams arriving at the far post...Full Story »

THE World Cup's 'hottest fan' is still at the tournament - despite Croatia being knocked out in the semi-finals. Ivana Knoll ditched her usual colours as she watched France's 2-0 win over Morocco in Qatar. Ivana Knoll ditched her Croatia colours for France vs Morocco Ivana has been at all of Croatia's games in Qatar, and she still managed to get her football fix after Luka Modric and Co were ...Full Story »

FANS rejoiced as they realised Croatia's "hottest fan" Ivana Knoll's World Cup is NOT over - despite defeat to Argentina. Croatian hearts were broken after Lionel Messi condemned them to a 3-0 defeat in the semi-finals. Ivana Knoll has been dubbed the 'World Cup's hottest fan' It denied them a second consecutive World Cup final, following their loss to France in 2018. Croatia were inspired t...Full Story »

THE World Cup's hottest fan was mobbed by a huge crowd of fans in Qatar in a clip she shared to Instagram. Croatian model Ivana Knoll, 30, was seen surrounded by swarms of adoring supporters who asked for photos and videos of the social media star. The model has pushed the limit of Qatar's modesty laws, garnering praise from her fansCredit: PA She was mobbed in Doha with adoring fansCredit: I...Full Story »

Stoke and Cardiff showed no signs of rust from the Championship’s World Cup break as they played out an entertaining 2-2 draw at the Bet365 Stadium.Neither side showed any sign of cobwebs after the 28-day lay-off as they battled out a fast-paced and frenetic contest.The visiting Bluebirds notched an early opener when Ryan Wintle slotted home inside six minutes.Tyrese Campbell’s level...Full Story »

IVAN PERISIC'S son ran over to console a heartbroken Neymar after Brazil were knocked out of the World Cup on penalties. The Brazil star was in floods of tears after Marquinhos missed the vital penalty that sealed his team's fate. 🚨 Lovely moment as a child from the celebrating Croatia squad - looks like Ivan Perisic family - runs over to console Neymar after #HRV shock Brazil to end #BRA...Full Story »

LEANDRO PARADES sparked a mass melee after booting the ball directly at the Netherlands bench. The Argentina midfielder, 28, made a cynical foul as he slid in on Nathan Ake right in front of the dugouts. Leandro Paredes brought down Nathan Ake with a cynical sliding tackle Paredes then smashed the ball towards the Dutch bench The Holland subs ran on to get revenge Virgil van Dijk sent the A...Full Story »

THE World Cup's "hottest fan" has trolled Japan by reposting a cheeky video of her eating sushi after her team beat them. Ivana Knoll's beloved Croatia triumphed over the Asian giants at the Al Janoub Stadium to win a place in the quarter finals. Ivana Knoll trolled Japan fans with a cheeky sushi video In the lead-up to do-or-die match, Knoll was spotted taking photos of Japan fans ahead of t...Full Story »

Let's start our 7M Daily Laugh today.   Argentina defeat Australia 2-1 to advance to the quarterfinalsThe quest continues.     Messi carrying Argentina every game     NETHERLANDS KNOCK OUT USA TO REACH THE QUARTERFINALS     G Jesus needs knee surgery and will miss 1-3 months, per reports out of Brazil     Netherlands 3-1 USA   &n...Full Story »

  Netherlands and Liverpool star Virgil van Dijk, late on Saturday, made use of questions regarding the future of teammate Cody Gakpo to aim a less than subtle jibe at Manchester United. Gakpo, of course, has seen his name cast firmly into the spotlight over the course of the last couple of weeks. This comes with the explosive wide-man having built on a scintillating opening to the...Full Story »

Louis van Gaal was critical of his Netherlands side despite their 3-1 victory over the USA sealing a place in the quarter-finals of the World Cup.The Dutch were on the back foot for much of the first half but went into half-time 2-0 up thanks to fine goals from Memphis Depay and Daley Blind.Haji Wright pulled one back for the USA late on but Denzel Dumfries struck a third for Van Gaal’s me...Full Story »

Karl Robinson was frustrated as his Oxford side conceded an 84th minute wonder goal and had to settle for a point in a 1-1 draw at Accrington.The draw did extend his side’s unbeaten run to seven games in Sky Bet League One but they missed out on the chance to jump to 10th position.Lewis Bate hit the woodwork for Oxford in the seventh minutes before James Henry gave them a 58th minute lead,...Full Story »

Stevenage manager Steve Evans praised a “dominant” second-half performance from his side after their ruthless 5-0 thrashing of fellow League Two high-flyers Barrow.Second-placed Boro’s five goals at the Lamex Stadium came from four shots on target – and an own goal – as they emphatically prevented their fourth-placed visitors from closing the gap on the automatic pr...Full Story »

The job for the United States soccer team was simple, really: Win. The stakes and the stage and the politics all made things harder going into their game against Iran on Tuesday night at the World Cup. The own goal by their federation’s social media team, the Iranians’ great umbrage at the perceived insult to their flag, the chatter and the threats and the intrigue all added to th...Full Story »

A typically belligerent Netherlands head coach Louis van Gaal took issue with criticism of his side’s World Cup performances so far despite them topping Group A.A 2-0 win over hosts Qatar saw them finish with seven points, having previously beaten runners-up Senegal by the same scoreline and drawn 1-1 with Ecuador.But even though they had very few alarms in their opening three matches, Van...Full Story »

Casemiro came to Brazil’s rescue as they left it late to secure their passage to the World Cup knockout stage with a 1-0 Group G victory over Switzerland.The Swiss, who held the Brazilians to a 1-1 draw in Russia four years ago, looked set to repeat the feat until the Manchester United midfielder struck seven minutes from time to claim the points.Defeat was perhaps harsh on Murat Yakin&rsq...Full Story »

Barnsley first-team coach Martin Devaney praised the performance of Devante Cole as his side cruised to a 3-0 victory over Crewe to seal a place in the FA Cup third round.Cole scored Barnsley’s first, with Adam Phillips netting after the break and Josh Benson adding a third from the penalty spot.Devaney said: “We played some good football, we had to stay patient. Crewe are a good sid...Full Story »